Air travel

MoD tells 700 residents near Olympic site they will be safer with missiles on top of their east London building.

Pakistani minister blames airline for buying a 30-year-old “rickshaw” to fly passengers to their death but airline boss says heavy winds caused crash.

Airlines are warning that Britain “‘risks gridlock” at airports over the Easter weekend as a result of border staff shortages.

The flare on the Elgin gas platform in the North Sea is still burning, its operator Total confirmed to Channel 4 News, increasing the likelihood that the gas leak may ignite.

How will the UK keep the lights on over the next 50 years, at the same time as meeting renewables targets? Jim Skea, research director at the UK Energy Research Centre, looks at the options.

All Airbus A380 planes will be checked for wing cracks, after engineers found dozens of cracks on a flagship Qantas plane which has now been grounded for a week.

With hundreds of flights cancelled at Heathrow because of the freezing weather, Channel 4 News looks at whether a solution is possible.

The EU oil embargo on Iran shows how “black gold” can determine the decision-making of countries across the globe. But what does the future hold? Channel 4 News speaks to the experts.

Airlines and others will no longer be able to tack on debit and credit card charges at the end of transactions, in what Which? described as a “huge victory for consumers”.

Travel firm Thomas Cook says it will close 200 stores over the next two years after revealing losses of nearly £400m in the first part of 2011.

Remember the Icelandic ash cloud, which grounded thousands of flights last year? Scientists say they have found a way round it – Channel 4 News checks it out at 12,000 feet.

Unions tell Channel 4 News there is “desperation” in government over what impact next week’s public sector strikes will have, as Heathrow airport warns of 12-hour delays and major disruption.

A pilot in New Zealand has escaped serious injury after his helicopter became entangled in the cables of a Christmas tree he was installing.

Four UK and Irish airline bosses urge the government to end Air Passenger Duty tax on passengers saying it has a negative impact on the UK economy. But critics say the move is a ‘smokescreen’.

An airline stuns passengers by asking for £20,000 to complete the final leg of their journey to the UK. The demand was “unusual to say the least”, the Civil Aviation Authority tells Channel 4 News.